EXTREMELY cheap freight!
So today I had a truck unloading in Emporia Ks and was going to move him toward the salt mine, so I looked for a load over that direction. I called a number on the load board with a load from Alta Vista Ks to Lyons ks. My jaw dropped when I was told the rate was .10/bu! With the bounce to get the load and loaded miles totalled 196 miles. The load was going to pay 92.80 max. At that rate the load would have paid .47/mile on all miles and .70/loaded mile. I guess my question is, who in their right minds would even consider hauling this load? It seems to me to be more economical to drive past this load and go on to another load?!
So after hearing the rate I instantly got ticked off! Is that wrong of me? Why do I feel insulted? I just don't understand why anyone would haul this load, but the guy on the other end boasted that they get loads hauled from farther away for less. Is that something to boast about? Screwing over the truckers (Possibly mentally challenged if hauling these load) seems to be the new norm. When will truckers learn that you make more driving past cheap loads than hauling them? If everyone just said no to cheap freight, then the rates would evenutally have to go up!
Rant over! Be safe out there!!
So after hearing the rate I instantly got ticked off! Is that wrong of me? Why do I feel insulted? I just don't understand why anyone would haul this load, but the guy on the other end boasted that they get loads hauled from farther away for less. Is that something to boast about? Screwing over the truckers (Possibly mentally challenged if hauling these load) seems to be the new norm. When will truckers learn that you make more driving past cheap loads than hauling them? If everyone just said no to cheap freight, then the rates would evenutally have to go up!
Rant over! Be safe out there!!